Raising mussels for pearls could be a promising industry in Vietnam, thanks to favourable weather conditions, long coastlines and warm seas, said the Standing Vice Chairman of Vietnam Fishery Association Nguyen Chu Hoi.
Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro is speeding up the building of marine constructions and aiming to put RC-RB1 and RC-10 rigs of the Dragon oilfield into operation in the fourth quarter of this year.
Vietnam will strengthen control of marine pollution, effectively carry out a plastic value chain management strategy along with enhancing the recycling of plastic waste.
Vietnam is ready to join negotiations on a draft resolution which aims to pave the way for an international legally binding agreement on marine litter and plastics to be presented by Peru and Rwanda at the second segment of the 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in late February.
Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thien has become the winner of the Save Our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation category of the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2022 award with his photo featuring anchovy fishing off the coast of Hon Yen in the south-central province of Phu Yen.
Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thien has become the winner of the Save Our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation award of the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2022 with his photo featuring anchovy fishing off the coast of Hon Yen in the south-central province of Phu Yen.
Indonesia's investments in the marine and fishery sector in 2021 reached 6.02 trillion Rp (419 million USD), its Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has said.
Thailand on January 26 mobilised its navy and other agencies to contain an oil spill after an estimated 160,000 litres leaked from an undersea pipeline about 20 km (12.4 miles) off its industrialised eastern seaboard.
The Cham Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board and Quang Nam province’s rangers have released an endangered turtle to the local forest, three days after it was captured by a local farmer and handed to the MPA.
Authorities of south central Ninh Thuan province has strengthened measures to conserve endangered and rare species of marine fauna and flora, and sustainably restore and develop the ecosystem of the Nui Chua National Park Marine Protected Area.
A national forum on marine plastic waste management for sustainable fishery development took place on December 23, offering opportunities for sides involved to discuss activities in implementing the sector’s action plan for such management during the 2020-2030 period.
A seminar on marine pollution control was held in both in-person and online forms on November 30 by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Embassy of France in Hanoi.
To successfully carry out the strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam’s maritime economy, due attention is needed to science - technology, overhaul of relevant laws and policies, and enhancement of international cooperation, according to experts.
The Prime Minister’s Directive No.29/CT-TTg dated November 1, 2021 has been issued which requires ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent measures to improve the efficiency of management of Vietnam’s marine protected areas (MPAs).
Blue economy is a combination of industries from different economic sectors closely linked with the marine environment without clear boundaries, and the development of one industry can have positive or negative impacts on others, said Dao Xuan Lai, head of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Climate Change and Environment Unit in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent solutions to improve the efficiency of the conservation of Vietnam marine reserves.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed Decision No.1664/QD-TTg approving a project on marine aquaculture development till 2030 with a vision to 2045.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed Decision No.1664/QD-TTg approving a project on marine aquaculture development till 2030 with a vision to 2045.
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